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Getting creative

A 10-month survey that included 324 people across varied demographics illustrates the problem with attracting new participants to the arts, said Sharon Astrin, community arts program director for Arts Council. The programs are available and the desire of citizens is there, but bringing the groups together has been a challenge. “There are big parts of […]

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People’s Choice Award

For the first time, parade attendees can vote on their favorite entrants by texting the designated entry number to 839863. (During the parade, each entry will be preceded by a parade marshal holding that entrant’s number.) Users may vote for as many entrants as they like, but only once per entrant.  Voters of the People’s […]

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Live from Tokyo

The live scene is healthy, although with so many bands, there aren’t enough rewards to go ’round. As with here, the Internet has taken a huge bite out of CDs, but low album sales doesn’t mean a lot of people aren’t listening. They are. And thanks to the Internet, followings can be built overseas without […]

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Hot shots

Reminiscent of jazz, it’s full of improvisation, offering a variety of tastes and styles with influences pulled from just about every bottle behind the bar. While lacking the depth of a good glass of wine or the exquisite burn of an oak-soaked bourbon, quite a bit of creativity goes into the blending — and naming […]

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‘Bi’ the way

2010 Creativity World Biennale 11 a.M. aND 3 p.M. fRiDaY-SatURDaY thROUGh JaN. 8 [aRtSpaCE] at UNtitlED 1 N.E. thiRD WWW.aRtSpaCEatUNtitlED.ORG 815-9995 fREE City leaders rolled out the red carpet for innovators worldwide as hosts of November’s Creativity World Forum, which garnered more attention in the business, education and cultural sectors than it did in the […]

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